Markup issue/bug IOS 18.0 photo editor

OMG I just nearly ripped my face off. I’m so frustrated with this markup tool. What the **** is going on? I can’t do any work with it. Every time I try to make a simple thing that I’ve done a million times before, the selection palette instantly closes before I can make a selection. I’m so ****** right now.

Apple what are you doing? What the **** is going on with this markup tool!?! FIX IT!!

This has happened to me as well on my 14 Plus, so I’m glad I’m not the only one this is happening to. I’ve also had issues where I try to open the tool bar for both text and shapes to change the color, line width, etc. and it doesn’t open at all, or opens for a nano second and closes right away. Additionally, after I change the end shape of the arrow and hit done, it takes me fully out of markup and I have to go back in.

Exact same for me. Text color change is broke. Please fix it apple.

I faced the same issue on iPhone 16 pro, IOS18.0.1

Just went to mark up one of my photos for the first time post iOS 18.0.1 and this same thing is happening on my iphone 14! It's so frustrating! I'm glad to know it's not just me so hopefully this gets fixed soon.

Same with me, iPhone 13, iOS 18.0.1

there’s a bug in editing photos within choosing colour of any object or text.

@apple please fix this

Please fix. This started after I updated to iOS 18.1 on 10/29. What gives? ☹️

Everything is jacked up in photo edit markup. It takes longer now to change the color, text and all.

This is so frustrating! The text editor is also closing when I try to change the font, in addition to the text color. I use this feature for a monthly update.

Hello Apple... is there a fix coming, or should we look for a replacement app? Bugs happen, but so too should communication. A little information is not a lot to ask. Please and thank you.

This update still did not fix it for me. Also treated several times on several photos. Add a text box. Edit the text. Then try to change the color. Nope, the popup edit bubble still disappears before a font or color can be chosen.

Unfortunately my issues didn’t clear up with the IOS 18.0.1 update. Markup is still a hot mess on my 14 Plus phone.

I’m copying and modifying this question to let the Apple algorithms know this is an issue…

I have an older 11 , updated to IOS 18.0, and have noticed an issue with the Markup tool when editing photos…specifically when trying to change the color of text when adding text to a photo.

I added a video of what happens, essentially when I click on the existing text to change it to another color (as I’ve done so many times before) when the toolbar opens to change, it offers the choices, I click on the circle to change color, and the pallet selection then opens…before I can click on a choice, the whole thing closes on it’s own. When I try to reopen it, it opens and instantly closes by itself. It looks like a bug/conflict. Thanks.

I cannot do anything with my photo editor since updating to iOS 18. I've also updated to iOS 18.1 and have the same issue!

This issue is occurring on the iphone 13s as well

I have a 15 Pro Max and ever since the iOS 18 update, when I go to add text to a photo, I can’t even find the option at all to add the text. I can’t find the markup option anywhere! I have watched a tutorial on YouTube thinking that I may be missing it somewhere, but where it is supposed to be located at the top right corner instead of the little marker icon, it has a little timer instead. I’ve clicked on so many things, and I just cannot find it. So if anyone can help with this problem, I would truly appreciate it. The earlier iOS version were so much easier than this one, but I do like the other a lot of the other features that iOS 18 has though. I wish that they would give tutorials along with the updates, especially when they have changed so much and rearranged a lot of things on this particular update. Smh 🤦‍♀️